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Definitions
Etymologies
- German : Zeit, time (from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German; see dā- in Indo-European roots) + Geist, spirit; see poltergeist.
Examples
“Zite whose name is a play on the word zeitgeist mulled various offers and decided the CNN deal made the most sense, for money and growth.”
“Wiki defines the term zeitgeist as "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age" and our age embodies a unique spirit in which our young blossom.”
“We like to do what we call zeitgeist covers," Ficarra said.”
“You see, the Incas possessed a certain zeitgeist, a particular view of nature and the universe.”
“Arianna Huffington says the "zeitgeist is calling" America's public schools.”
The Washington Post: Radical idea: Public schools aren't an awful mess
“You must admit that the zeitgeist is firmly against your profession these days, however.”
“And yes, "ripcurl of the zeitgeist" is my fav place to be, so thanks for the affirmation.”
“The zeitgeist is all about self; self at the expense of others.”
“The German language encapsulates the idea in the word zeitgeist, which unfortunately has no single word equivalent in English, but means "spirit of the times.”
“But there's a certain zeitgeist value to national poll movement, especially when they occur outside the margin of error.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘zeitgeist’.
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Film
jidaigeki, samurai, Kurosawa, action, comedy, drama, Bergman, Buñuel, surreal, rotoscope, melodrama, Cinerama and 333 more...
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#faveword
Words chosen as favorites for the Twitter hashtag #faveword.
autumnal, grotto, chiaroscuro, sfumato, homunculus, zing, zest, effervescent, bewitch, avuncular, susurrus, Styrofoam and 205 more...
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The 123 List
words listed more than 123 times
ethereal, ephemeral, persnickety, akimbo, zeitgeist, chiaroscuro, sesquipedalian, wanderlust, schadenfreude, alacrity, anathema, laconic and 14 more...
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2011 Spelling Bee Bingo
List now closed! Thanks for your "bets"!
Think you can guess the word that will win the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee? We've started this open list for your guesses and if you gue...verisimilitude, schwag, zeitgeist, diarrhoea, phlox, peripatetic, psellism, tarradiddle, yemeles, corroboree, Erinacious, polatouche and 19 more...
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Tricky Words from German
Loanwords from German -- some established, some wet behind the ears -- that are difficult to spell, pronounce, or remember.
Torschlusspanik, Fräulein, weltanschauung, Weltschmerz, sprachgefühl, schadenfreude, katzenjammer, Radfahrer, gemütlich, zeitgeist, gesellschaft, gemeinschaft and 48 more...
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Forgettables
Words with meanings I just can't seem to remember, no matter how many times I look them up.
esoteric, allegorical, zeitgeist, ersatz, stalwart, orthogonal, offal, peripatetic, definiendum, panacea, gregarious, verticals and 3 more...
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mots justes
No true synonyms, no other word will do.
dysphemism, nyehre, conflate, onomatopœic, galumph, zeitgeist, mercenary, theomeny, git, snarky, sass, smarmy and 43 more...
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Hard to learn words
Words that I always have to look up
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Behaviors
Words that describe human behavior and are associated with electromagnetism.
resonate, magnetic, resistant, gravitate, electric, opposites attract, highly charged, animal magnetism, zeitgeist
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kslade's list
jwjarvis not seeting the zeitgeist page makes me sad. I like clicking on "Zeitgeist" more so than boring "Community" Mar 27, 2011
frindley Kind of sorry to see that the "Zeitgeist" page on Wordnik has become community in my absence. :( Mar 13, 2011
thewordturkey Note on semantic correlation of zeitgeist with ethos: though I believe they can be used interchangeably to signify the distinctive character, outlook, "spirit of the time", etc.; zeitgeist tends to more so refer to the past. Dec 16, 2010
phantasee Absolutely, nuxiy!
The Zeitgeist documetaries are definitely awesome!
That's actually how I ended up finding this wonderful site; I was googling Zeitgeist because someone told me I could watch the documentaries online for free, but didn't know where to find them. I ended up clicking the wrong link and went to the Wordnik Zeitgeist page. Was a definite meant-to-be moment, as I fell in love with the odd conversations that I found in the oddest places on this site.
I ended up returning to google to find the documentaries, eventually I did, and funnily enough, the website was easy as "zeitgeistmovie.com"
oh dear... Jun 20, 2010
pterodactyl Let me just take a moment to express my love for Wordnik's new Zeitgeist page, especially the tagline. "Watch your language." It's brilliant, and elegant. Thank you, John! Oct 20, 2009
nuxiy Awesome documentary named Zeitgeist.
Wikipedia:
"... is a German language expression literally translated: Zeit, time; Geist, spirit, meaning "the spirit of the age and its society"." Mar 17, 2009
vermontster Find grant money!! (Major 50 Cent word.) Jun 28, 2008
zidab Because there is a fantastic bar with a patio in San Francisco called Zeitgeist. Feb 21, 2008
reesetee Maybe it's because they usually sound so psychological-like. Oct 23, 2007
uselessness It's the new S-word! Something about obscure German words that attracts the trendies, I guess. Oct 22, 2007
sonofgroucho I blame it on the boogie. Jan 5, 2007
kalidas blame the zeitgeist. Jan 3, 2007
sonofgroucho I wonder why this word is so popular? Dec 31, 2006